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Agency broker and trading technology provider ITG has launched a new series of algorithms for futures trading in an effort to expand its multi-asset class offering.

US-based stock exchange group Nasdaq OMX has revealed plans to introduce UltraFeed, a new normalised low-latency data feed covering multiple asset classes.

Market participants in Japan will gain significantly improved connectivity from separate improvements by domestic bourse the Tokyo Stock Exchange and derivatives-focused software as a service provider FFastFill.

European regulators seem convinced a financial transaction tax would curb speculation and reduce volatility but the market is doubtful, fearing that it could increase costs for long-term investors.

Proposed increases to liquidity buffers for UK-based trading venues and central counterparties in preparation for OTC derivatives being cleared and traded on exchange may need to be reinforced once impending European legislation takes effect.

Increasing levels of automation across global securities markets are forcing order and execution management systems providers to offer buy-side market participants more value at a lower cost, according to a new report by financial research consultancy Aite Group.

OTC derivatives trading software provider Baymarkets has released a 'SEF in a box', designed to provide everything needed to set up an electronic trading venue.

London-based corporate and institutional brokerage Oriel Securities has developed a new tool that allows institutional investors to interact with aggregated retail liquidity.

Citi has won a contract to implement securities lending services to Canadian investment manager AGF Management's retail mutual funds, expanding the company's existing long-term relationship with AGF.

While equities volumes are in decline, options are up, says a new report by financial markets consultancy TABB Group, which claims that US investment institutions are increasingly attracted to the alpha generation potential of options.